Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa. Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.
2. alveolitis-inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic. farmer's lung, thresher's lung-alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.
a thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or organ. adj., adj memÂ´branous. alveolar-capillary membrane (alveolocapillary membrane) a thin tissue barrier through which gases are exchanged between the alveolar air and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.Called also blood-air barrier and blood-gas barrier. alveolodental membrane periodontium. arachnoid membrane arachnoid. thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or organ. adj., adj memÂ´branous. alveolar-capillary membrane (alveolocapillary membrane) a thin tissue barrier through which gases are exchanged between the alveolar air and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.